THE POPULATION OF A LARGE MOUND OF <i>NASUTITERMES EXITIOSUS</i> (HILL) (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE)

Abstract

i More than 2.5 million termites, weighing 11.05 kg, were obtained from a mound colony of Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill). Because of the unusually large size of the colony examined, and the favourable conditions that were experienced for extracting the termites, it is thought that this figure is close to the upper limit of nest population attained by this termite.